PRESTO – PREVENTION STUDY OF OBESITY – A project to prevent obesity during childhood and adolescence
Dämon, S.; Dietrich, S.; Widhalm, K. · Aktuelle Ernährungsmedizin · 2004 · Heft 5 · S. 1 bis 1
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Aim: Due to the obvious necessity of preventing overweight and obesity in children and adolescents PRESTO has been launched as a school-oriented pilot project. Methods: PRESTO was carried out by a multi-professional team (physician, psychologist, nutritionist, expert for physical activity) in 12 first grade grammar and comprehensive school classes in Austria, mainly Vienna (n=260). The same number of classes served as a control group (n=231). Medical examinations were performed in cooperation with school physicians. Knowledge about nutrition and eating habits have been collected. 11 nutrition related sessons, on…